Breathtaking photos show massive icebergs floating by a seaside town

Residents view the first iceberg of the season as it passes the South Shore, also known as "Iceberg Alley", near Ferryland Newfoundland, Canada.
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Every spring, hundreds of giant icebergs float by the sleepy seaside town of Ferryland, Canada.

The area is known as "Iceberg Alley."

The 10,000-year-old icebergs come all the way from Greenland.

Life is fairly simple for the 500-or-so residents of Ferryland, on Canada's east coast.

They work. They eat. They sleep. And sometimes, they welcome the arrival of colossal, 10,000-year-old icebergs passing through on a springtime jaunt.

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Each year, hundreds of massive icebergs break off from Greenland and drift through shipping lanes in the North Atlantic. The event has has become a popular tourist attraction in Ferryland, Newfoundland, and other towns along "Iceberg Alley."